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BRUSH. No. 307,711. 'Patented Nov. 4, 1884.

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OBEN FISH, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BRUSH.

SPBCIFICATXON forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,711, dated November 4, 1884-.

Application illcd February 5, ISSI. (X0 model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, OBEN Frsn', a citizen of the United Statcs,residing at Gleveland,in the county of Cuyahoga4 and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful. Brush, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a view in perspective ot' a brush embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view. Fig. 8 is a view of the handle detached. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the metal disk for holding the bristles within the brush-cap. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the adjustable metallic bridle, and Fig. 6 is a detail view of the wooden spool used on the lower end ot' the securing-screw in the handle.

rlhis invention has relation'to brushes for painters uses and for other purposes; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims appended.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, a designates thc brush cap, which is composed of a wooden top piece, b, of either round or oval or other forni, encompassed by a metal band, e, for strengthing it and preventing it from splitting or becoming worn at the edges, said band being secured thereto by the same screws that hold the adjustable lnetallic bridle c in place. The bridle c slips over Athe metal band e, which extends well down below the wooden top piece, and is provided with vertical slots f, through which the screws y g pass to secure both the metal band c and the metal bridle c in place. rlhe top piece, Z), has a central mortise, 7L, annular in form, extending partially through it from its upper face, and a screw-hole, fr', extending from the bottom of this inortise through the top piece, centrally of the same. The handle 7s is providedl at its lower end with a circular tenen which fits the niortise h, and a metal screw, Z,

the'upper portion of which is provided with wood threads, by which it is secured into the handle, the other or lower portion being provided with threads adapted to fit the threaded hole m in the metal disk n or center piece. Vhen the brush is made in oval 0r other fo rm, the center piece or securing -platc a must be of a corresponding shape as the top piece, but of course smaller, so that it will .fit within the cap to secure the bristles in place. A wooden spool, 0, is secured upon the end ot' the screw that projects through the securingdisk or center piece and projects below the metal baud c, and is intended to be used in connection with the metal bridle c in bridling the brush. rlhe center piece is nearly convexe-plano in cross-section7 and has a wedging action when tightened up upon the bristles, the convex facevbeing uppermost. The mass of bristles are placed with their butts in the brush cap, and the metal disk placed in position. The central inortise guides the `screw to the center of the mass of bristles, and the point of the screw enters the threaded hole in the metal center piece and draws it up, thus firmly securing the bristles in the cap. After the bristles have been secured in pla-ce the spool is screwed on the projecting end of the screw in the mass of bristles. The bridle is then adjusted upon the bristles by lirst slipping it over the metal band e, the screws having been withdrawn and again inserted through the slots and screw-holes, and the bridle adjusted as may be desired, and the screws then tightened to hold the parts firmlyr in position. A brush constructed in this manner is not liable to be damaged by keeping itin stock any length of time, nor is it likely to be damaged by cleaning it with anything that will not affect the bristles to injure them. They require no soaking before using. The outside being metal and the cen ter metal, there is no shrinkage, and the bristles will not become loose.

The brush can be made of any desired shape without departing from the character of the invention by simply modifying the metal band and center piece as to shape.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a brush, the combination, with the wooden top piece having a central mortise and a central screw-hole leading from the bottoni thereof through the top piece, which latter is surrounded by a metal band the lower edge of which extends below the lower face of the top piece, of a handle having a tenen on its lower end to tit the niortise in the top piece, and a screw-t0 pass through the screw-hole in the bottom of the mortise, and a metal center IOO , piece adapted to be drawn up Within the cap below the center piece, and the adjustable by the screw to hold the bristles securely metal bridle over the metal bend, substantherein7 substantially as specified. tially as specified.

2. In a brush, the combination, with the In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 15 5 Wooden top piece having the central mortise my own I have hereto affixed my signature in and screw-hole for the tenoned brush-handle, presence of two Witnesses.

provided with the tighteningscrew, land the OBEN FISH. metal band encircling the top piece and pro- Ttnessesz jeeting below the same, of the metal center W. E. HARROW,

lo piece having the threaded hole for the tight- JOHN SCHUYLER.

ening screw, the Wooden spool o n the Screw 

